Widerstehe doch der Sünde (Just resist sin), BWV 54, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the solo cantata for alto in Weimar, probably for the seventh Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 15 July 1714. It is his first extant church cantata for a solo voice.
Cantata BWV 56 |
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Event: Solo Cantata (for Bass) for the 19th Sunday after Trinity |
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Biblical quotations in green font, chorales in purple |
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Aria [Bass] |
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Oboe I e Violino I all' unisono, Oboe II e Violino II all' unisono, Taille e Viola all' unisono, Continuo |
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Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, |
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2 |
Recitative [Bass] |
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Violoncello, Continuo |
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Mein Wandel auf der Welt |
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3 |
Aria [Bass] |
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Oboe solo, Continuo |
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Endlich, endlich wird mein Joch |
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4 |
Recitative and Arioso [Bass] |
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Violino I/II, Viola, Continuo |
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Ich stehe fertig und bereit, |
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Chorale [S, A, T, B] |
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Oboe II e Violino I col Soprano, Violino II coll'Alto, Taille e Viola col Tenore, Continuo |
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Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder, |
http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Texts/BWV56-Eng3.htm